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Page 537
... Piedras Negras was chosen as the place for work ( see map , page 543 ) . There are many Maya cities , and new ones are being discovered almost every year . But most of them are buried deep in the tropical forests , far from any routes ...
... Piedras Negras was chosen as the place for work ( see map , page 543 ) . There are many Maya cities , and new ones are being discovered almost every year . But most of them are buried deep in the tropical forests , far from any routes ...
Page 549
... Piedras Negras either A. D. 514 or 254 . A TRENCH RETAINED BY CRIBBING PIERCES THE STAIRWAY OF THIS PYRAMID A workman clears debris from the terraces ( right ) to show the steplike arrangement . Maya pyramids were foundations for ...
... Piedras Negras either A. D. 514 or 254 . A TRENCH RETAINED BY CRIBBING PIERCES THE STAIRWAY OF THIS PYRAMID A workman clears debris from the terraces ( right ) to show the steplike arrangement . Maya pyramids were foundations for ...
Page 551
... Piedras Negras , although roots of the large tree growing on the roof split the walls . Of the ruined city and its people little is known . Inscriptions probably contain no history , only records of time . 99999 National Geographic ...
... Piedras Negras , although roots of the large tree growing on the roof split the walls . Of the ruined city and its people little is known . Inscriptions probably contain no history , only records of time . 99999 National Geographic ...
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An Unspoiled Patch of Polynesia Is Niuafoō Nicknamed Tin | 91 |
National Geographic Society Honors Byrd Antarctic Expedition | 107 |
A Pacific Island Provides the Palms Which Decorate Hotels | 115 |
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